Oboe One, Tarakan, 1945
An Australian Tragedy
$33.59
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
3 June 2025
Summary
In 1945, the small island of Tarakan off Borneo’s coast became the unlikely stage for one of the Second World War’s most gruelling campaigns. As part of General Douglas MacArthur’s plan to liberate the Netherlands Indies, Australian soldiers launched Operation Oboe One, a mission to capture Tarakan’s airstrip. What was meant to last three weeks stretched into two months of bitter jungle warfare, claiming 240 Australian lives and 1,500 Japanese defenders. The airstrip’s strategic goal faltered…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923300361 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923300369 |
| Author: | Peter Stanley |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 532g |
| Dimensions: | 49mm x 159mm x 235mm |
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Peter Stanley
Prof. Peter Stanley is one of Australia’s most distinguished military historians. Formerly the Principal Historian of the Australian War Memorial (Australia’s national military museum), where he worked from 1980 to 2007, he was Research Professor at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, from 2013 to 2023, where he is now Hon. Prof.. In 2011, his book’ Bad Characters’ was the joint winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History. Peter is the author of over 45 books, most in Australian military history. Peter is a frequent contributor to the media on military history.
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